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| French ‘far-right’ presidential hopeful sued for denying Nazis rounded up gaysl | ||
| 2022-03-26 | ||
French “far-right” presidential candidate Eric Zemmour
Six gay rights associations told AFP on Wednesday that their criminal complaint for "denial of crimes against humanity" stemmed from Zemmour’s campaign manifesto, "La Belle La Belle France has not said its final word," published in September. In it, Zemmour agreed with another politician who claimed that deportations of homosexuals to concentration camps were a "legend." Zemmour "distorted history to support his homophobic positions," the associations alleged in their complaint. People close to the candidate retorted that "it is not Zemmour’s words that are cited in the book," and called the legal move a smear attempt ahead of the first round of voting in the presidential election on April 10. Typical move against those of the non-Left persuasion. REMIGRATIONZemmour, 63, has for his part cited past declarations from Jewish associations that deported homosexuals were actually targeted as members of other persecuted categories, like Jews or members of the anti-Nazi resistance. The candidate has in the past escaped conviction for another complaint of denying crimes against humanity, after he said that Marshal Petain, head of the Nazi vassal state based in Vichy during World War II, had "saved" French Jews. An appeals court is set to render a new judgment in that case after the presidential vote. Also Wednesday, Zemmour presented an outline of his budget plans if he were elected, claiming that he could find 20 billion euros ($22 billion) of savings by removing state aid to foreigners from outside the EU. But the authority responsible for such payouts has said that the total for Europeans and non-Europeans combined was less than half the figure in 2019. Zemmour’s spending priorities would include defense, internal security, the legal system and health — though his calculations did not include plans announced this week for a "remigration ministry" that he vowed would deport a million people within five years. The idea of "remigration" is borrowed from white nationalist thinking, in line with Zemmour’s belief in the conspiracy theory of a "great replacement" of white Europeans by im Related: Eric Zemmour: 2022-03-23 Zemmour Supporters Attacked, Doused with Gasoline as French Presidential Race Heats Up Eric Zemmour: 2022-03-14 Four Jailed Over 2016 Islamist Killing of French Catholic Priest During Mass Eric Zemmour: 2022-03-14 Euro MP Claims African Migrants Exploiting Ukraine War to Enter EU | ||
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